A dedicated Energy and Environment Team facilitates the delivery of the energy and environment objectives and reports progress to the Energy and Environment Committee (EEC) on a regular basis.

View environmental governance at Cranfield as depicted in the Annual Environmental Report
Read our Environmental Policy Statement
Read our Energy Policy Statement
Read our Energy Code of Practice
View our 2030 Environmental Targets

ISO 14001

In 2013, our Cranfield campus was awarded certification to the International Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001. This environmental management system provides the framework for setting and achieving the University's environmental objectives: managing and reducing the impact of our environmental incidents to prevent pollution and ensuring we are compliant with applicable environmental legislation and other key requirements. EMS certification has now been extended to include Cranfield Defence and Security.

ISO 50001

In 2019, Cranfield University became officially certified for ISO 50001 for its energy management system. Read our Energy Management Systems Manual. This document sets out the system to manage energy at Cranfield University and subsidiary companies in line with the International Standard for Energy Management Systems, ISO 50001:2011.

Meet the EEC

The EEC consists of senior managers from across the University and is chaired by Professor Phil Hart. A nominated student representative(s) also sits on the EEC meetings, this is usually the CSA Green Officer.

 Full terms of reference are available to view. 

EEC working groups

There are currently five working groups reporting to the EEC which meet on a bi-monthly basis to review progress and set actions on biodiversity, carbon management, Fairtrade, ISO 14001 and waste management.

EEC minutes

The EEC team meets at least quarterly to assess environmental performance, track progress against environmental objectives and monitor and plan requirements as part of ISO 14001. The minutes of these meetings are available below.

6 March 2023
9 November 2022
21 September 2022
4 July 2022
27 April 2022
7 March 2022
16 September 2021
8 June 2021
9 March 2021
18 January 2021
2 October 2020
24 July 2020
12 March 2020
9 January 2020
22 October 2019
8 July 2019
26 March 2019
15 January 2019
22 November 2018
20 September 2018
21 May 2018
5 Feb 2018
14 Nov 2017
6 Jul 2017
12 May 2017
8 Feb 2017
11 Nov 2015
15 Jun 2015
16 Apr 2015
11 Feb 2015
18 Nov 2014

Key University documents for environment